RasterOps ColorBoard 108

The RasterOps ColorBoard 108 card is a 12" 8-bit NuBus card compatible with 680x0-based NuBus Macs. It originally retailed for US$1,595.

Details

The RasterOps ColorBoard 108 is unaccelerated and supports the following resolution/color combinations:

• 640 x 480 at 1-bit or 8-bit
• 832 x 624 at 1-bit or 8-bit
• 1024 x 768 (at 60 Hz) at 1-bit or 8-bit

The card has 768 KB of video RAM.

Software

RasterOps video card drivers can be downloaded from the Mac Driver Museum, where ShrinkWrap disk images are available for RasterOps Graphics Install v3.2 and v3.3, MoviePak, MoviePak2, and VideoTime.

Notes

RasterOps claims this card is only compatible with the Mac II, IIx, and IIcx. If anyone can substantiate this, let us know.

Other Resources

• Color Boards for the Mac II, John Blair, InfoWorld, 1988.07.11